Daily Ramblings

Giordano done for the year, Vermette and Timonen debut for Chicago and more...

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For a trade deadline in which all of the big names had already been moved yesterday was still surprisingly busy. I won't lie though, I slept through a bunch of it. One of those rare years when you actually get sick on deadline day.

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The biggest news to come out yesterday wasn’t a trade but an injury report. Mark Giordano is done for th

Fantasy Impact: The Florida Panthers have signed center Dave Bolland to a five-year deal worth $27.5 million (!)

The Panthers get: An injury-prone playoff stud who puts up modest numbers during the regular season, but is best known for his checking skills. Bolland steps up his game in the postseason, but as a fantasy player, he's a 60-game, 30-point guy.

Fantasy Players Impacted: Bolland's arrival will make this team difficult for Drew Shore to make. And Brandon Pirri will need to ply his trade on the wing. The Panthers have Aleksander Barkov, Nick Bjugstad and David Bolland up the middle. Bolland upgrades the third line tremendously, but what does that mean in fantasy hockey? A better plus/minus on that line and a bump from 30-point wingers to 35-point wingers? Really not much.

Daily Ramblings

Giordano done for the year, Vermette and Timonen debut for Chicago and more...

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For a trade deadline in which all of the big names had already been moved yesterday was still surprisingly busy. I won't lie though, I slept through a bunch of it. One of those rare years when you actually get sick on deadline day.

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The biggest news to come out yesterday wasn’t a trade but an injury report. Mark Giordano is done for the year with a torn biceps. That’s one of those ones that’s so bad that I’m not even sure anyone benefits. I mean, Dennis Wideman, TJ Brodie and Kris Russell will all see more minutes to help pull up the slack but without Giordano there to help get that puck moving in the right direction, those minutes won’t be near as productive.